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Town of Basile Water System

Serves Basile, Evangeline Parish, LA · 2,559 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Basile Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1039001
  • BASILE
  • LA
  • 2,559 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 70515
EPA system ID LA1039001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Town of Basile Water System buys its water from Bayou Des Cannes Water System.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, March 2006.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 27 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3 unknown out of 754 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Apr 11, 2024 Active No

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Town of Basile Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 27 health-based violations (24 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 1
2000s 19 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 6 1
2020s 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 2013, Resolved.

Show all 27 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 97 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 148 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.9 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 128 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 111 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 106 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 105 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 79 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 118 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 64 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 115 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 98 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 89 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 110 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 118 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 149 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.9 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 169 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 160 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2002 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1999 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1993 Archived

Enforcement actions

Louisiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Basile Water System in 2006. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2006.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 13, 2006 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 24 violations (22 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Town of Basile Water System buys its water from Bayou Des Cannes Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Town of Basile Water System must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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